KACTE Summer Conference 2024

To reduce limitations and increase opportunities for Kansas students, the team at KSDE believes we must build instructional coherence across the state through focusing on a small number of high-leverage priorities, grounded in research, that elevate teacher and leader practice. With that in mind, KSDE has defined school improvement to be focused on four fundamental practices that, when implemented in each classroom, result in improved student outcomes. This school improvement model allows each school system to focus on a small number of action-oriented priorities each year and will be implemented through accreditation (KESA 2.0). In this session, we will share how KSDE is defining school improvement, why we've tied it to accreditation, and discuss with attendees the merits of instructional coherence within a school system.